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129 placesWA14 5LD0161 507 6900
North West
Childcare in Trafford
316 registered providers with 7,259 places, up 5.2% since December 2021.
86day nurseries
121childminders
71after-school clubs
124newly registered since 2021
40.2%rated Good or better
179closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 37.0% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treehouse Childcare Limited | Manchester | 52 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Davyhulme Pre School Limited | Manchester | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Little Gems Nursery | Manchester | 36 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| School of Play @ Hartford Community Centre | Manchester | 35 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| School of Play Mcr Ltd at Bowdon Preparatory School for Girls | Altrincham | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| School of Play @ Davyhulme Primary School | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| BPS Sport & Leisure Club | Sale | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| We Love To Learn Tuition Academy | Stretford, Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sale | Sale | 66 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Kids Collective @ Heyes Lane | Altrincham | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Invitation2play | Sale | 44 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Kids Collective @ Elmridge | Altrincham | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Butterflies Playgroup | Sale | 32 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Raglan Road Pre-school Playgroup | 33 Raglan Road | 25 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Park Road Playgroup | Sale | 22 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Trafford Short Breaks | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Clear Steps Plus Education | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Aim Sky High Academy | Sale | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Education Holiday Club Flixton Primary School | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kids Planet Stretford | Manchester | 70 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Banana Moon Day Nursery Altrincham | Altrincham | 58 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Fun Fest Altrincham | Altrincham | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Kingy's After School Club | Sale | 42 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Step2Success Manchester | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre | Sale | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Little Sports Coaching | Altrincham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Ready Steady Play | Altrincham | 120 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Banana Moon Day Nursery Davyhulme | Manchester | 55 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Kids Collective @ Park Road | Timperley | 55 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Keep Fit Kids Day Care & Creche | Altrincham | 45 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Sports And All | Sale | 45 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Orangutans Day Nursery | Manchester | 43 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Earlybirds @ St. Mary's | Urmston | 28 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Keane Futures Tuition | Altrincham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Altrincham | Altrincham | 82 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Hale Synagogue Nursery School | Halebarns | 49 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Hartford Pre-School | Manchester | 40 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| BOSH 4 | Warwick Road South | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| You & Me | Altrincham | 65 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Timperley Village Day Nursery LTD | Altrincham | 54 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Prestige Sports Programmes AS Clubs | Sale | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Kids Mix Woodhouse | Manchester | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Ok Mum At Loreto Prep | Altrincham | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| St Johns Pre School | Manchester | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Impact Tuition & Dyslexia Centre | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Old Crofts Bank Nursery and Pre-school | Urmston | 79 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Pear Tree Montessori Nursery Ltd | Sale | 55 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Little Oaks | Manchester | 55 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Our Little Nursery | Sale | 36 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| We Are Adventurers | Altrincham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| We Are Adventurers Altrincham Holiday Club | Altrincham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Outburst Breakfast & After School Club | Sale | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Davyhulme Nursery | Manchester | 49 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Kool Kids Out Of School Care | Altrincham | 48 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Kids Collective @ Wellgreen | Altrincham | 45 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Willow Tree Pre School | Altrincham | 36 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Outburst at Brooklands Primary School | Sale | 31 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Get Set Go Flexible Childcare Ltd | Timperley | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Kids Mix | Manchester | 23 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Kumon Sale Study Centre | Sale | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |